Michigan

ALLEN PARK - Upon further review, here's an analytical breakdown of some of the plays and events that unfolded in the second half of the Detroit Lions' 37-25 victory over the Washington Redskins at Ford Field on Sunday.

--- I don't know if Kevin Smith has been watching Jahvid Best and paying attention to how he runs, but I've noticed a slight difference in something that Smith is now doing. Instead of slowing down or stutter-stepping while looking for a hole or a cut-back lane, Smith is keeping his feet moving - like Best does when he's running well. Smith is also "running'' through holes and not churning through them and he has the strength and explosion to break some of those tackles. If he keeps this up, the Lions have themselves a very nice 1-2 punch at running back.

--- On the holding call that helped kill a drive midway through the fourth quarter, center Dominic Raiola was trying to hold off Albert Haynesworth and got his right arm wrapped around his waist. What's puzzling about that play, though, is that left guard Rob Sims started out double-teaming Haynesworth and then let him go to go help left tackle Jeff Backus with Brian Orakpo.

I don't know if that was the plan but, if it was, it was a bad one. Backus had been handling Orakpo for most of the day while there are very few centers in the league who can handle Haynesworth one-on-one (which is why the Redskins gave him the $100 million contract).

--- The more you watch the tape, the more you understand why they're double-teaming Corey Williams and not Ndamukong Suh. They can't block Williams one-on-one.